Learning and Labor: The History of Oberlin College
On December 3, 1833, twenty-nine men and fifteen women began classes at the newly established Oberlin Collegiate Institute in Oberlin, Ohio. This …
Sarah Margru Kinson, Child of the Amistad
In February 1839, in violation of international treaties, slavers took a group of Africans from Sierra Leone to Cuba. Most had been …
The Law of the Land: Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase
With a U.S. Supreme Court nomination in the news recently, this seems like a good time to look at the history of …
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection Now Open!
Have you heard the news? In years past, the Wilbur H. Siebert Collection on Ohio Memory–full of fantastic primary and secondary resources …
The Rosetta Armstead Case: A Fight for Freedom
Ohio’s history with the anti-slavery movement is a long and storied one. Thanks to a group of documents newly added to Ohio …
“Believe That I Still Remain, Benjamin Lundy,” Part II
Even when Lundy is not writing travelogues, his letters to family, friends and fellow anti-slavery activists convey his rich attention to culture …
“Believe That I Still Remain, Benjamin Lundy,” Part I
We live in a glorious Republic (sneer) we boast a free Press (sneer) We are all on grounds of equal enjoyment — …
Doomed but Daring: John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
156 years ago on October 16, 1859, abolitionist and Ohio native John Brown raided Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a …
“Against the Moral Sentiment of Humanity”: The Fugitive Slave Act
In 1850, U.S. Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky introduced a series of five resolutions which, together, would become the Compromise of 1850. …
“The Sin of Sending Back Fugitives from Slavery”: The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858
September 13, 1858, marked the start of a drama that played out in and around the northern Ohio town of Oberlin, in …
